[governance] Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad programme paper.

[Jeremy Malcolm]

Yes - sorry for the delayed response, I have been travelling.

On 12/08/2008, at 5:33 PM, Adam Peake wrote:

> Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad programme paper.
>
> Just say yes or no.
>
> Anything controversial will just mean the letter's not going to get  
> sent and again the caucus will have missed the opportunity to  
> influence the process.  Bound to be spelling mistakes, typos and  
> messed-up grammar (friendly amendments welcome.)
>
> All the ideas in response to Parminder's email so I hope they have  
> our coordinator's support.  He can decide on rough consensus or not.
>
> Adam
>
>
>
> Contribution on the Hyderabad Programme Paper
>
> (1)  The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus fully supports the  
> letter sent by the Internet Bill of Rights Coalition "Rights as core  
> theme of the IGF".  The issue of rights and the Internet must remain  
> a central theme of the IGF process.
>
> (2) About the taking stock and way forward session: we suggest that  
> this session be organized in the same "bottom-up" manner as the  
> other main session workshops and debates.  In light of para 76 of  
> the Tunis Agenda,
>
>   "76. We ask the UN Secretary-General to examine the desirability  
> of the continuation of the Forum, in formal consultation with Forum  
> participants, within five years of its creation, and to make  
> recommendations to the UN Membership in this regard."
>
> it is important that a review and evaluation of the IGF begins  
> promptly.
>
> The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus is organizing a  
> workshop "The role and mandate of the IGF" <http://www.intgovforum.org/workshops_08/showmelist.php?mem=71 
> > and we would be pleased if this workshop could help support  
> discussion during the taking stock session.  We would be pleased to  
> work with the MAG and all other stakeholders in discussions to begin  
> the process of review and evaluation of the IGF and how to best to  
> include this important topic in the taking stock and way forward  
> session at the Hyderabad meeting.
>
> (3)  The process of merging individually proposed workshops and  
> setting-up the working groups that are now developing the main  
> session workshops has been very unclear.  How were some workshops  
> accepted in these working groups and some not?  What efforts have  
> been made to ensure that a balanced representation of views is  
> present in each of the working groups organizing the main session  
> workshops?
>
> The caucus believes this process has not worked well, we would like  
> clarification of the process and to be assured that all stakeholders  
> will have the equal opportunity to participate in the working groups  
> developing the main session workshops (and therefore greatly  
> influencing the main session debates.)
>
> (4) We would like to hear about logistical arrangements for the  
> meetings, particularly the daily schedule (start, finish, breaks  
> etc), information about hotels, particularly affordable hotels, food  
> and refreshments, Internet cafes, and the IGF Village.
>
> (5) Will there be funds to support participants from developing  
> countries and civil society?  Could we please have details of this.  
> We note that the September consultations may be too late to manage a  
> smooth process for allocating funds. Improving participating from  
> developing countries has been identified as a critical issue by the  
> IGFs to date, we are concerned that it is not being adequately  
> addressed.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus.
>
>
>
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